Legal Assistant – Litigation Support – Level IV (contract contingent)

ProSidian Consulting•Vienna, VA

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About The Position

ProSidian Consulting seeks a Legal Assistant – Litigation Support – Level IV to support and participate in a project supporting a Federal Government Agency Contract focusing on Financial Crimes Enforcement. The Legal Assistant – Litigation Support – Level IV plays an integral role by effectively participating in day to day operations and by offering quality service and excellence in the administration provided for the ProSidian Engagement Teams services supporting the Federal Government Agency Contract. The duties of this position include performing a broad range of advanced skills and expertise in the Federal sector: responsibilities may include but are not limited to addressing management concerns in accordance with agency policies, assisting in scheduling and coordinating meetings, interviews, events and other similar activities, as needed, in support of the training process and performing and tracking day-to-day training matters. Specific Task Order Swim lanes For this contract cover Training Support, Print Production, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Operations Management, Facility & Contract Support, & 508 Compliance so that the ProSidian Consulting Engagement Team Member can provide administrative, clerical, and research support for Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) program offices In additional to the Legal Assistant Level III duties, the Legal Assistant Level IV requires formal training in legal research and methods, and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, over six years of related experience. In addition to the Legal Assistant Level II duties, the Legal Assistant Level III leads others, and requires formal training in legal research and methods, and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and four to six years of related experience. In addition to the Legal Assistant Level I duties, the Legal Assistant Level requires formal training in legal research and methods, and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and two to four years of related experience. The Legal Assistant Level I support includes: provide assistance to attorneys in preparing legal documents; perform legal research and compile data from a variety of reference sources such as digests, encyclopedias, and practice manuals; perform document preparation (especially during discovery and production support) including reviewing, organizing, numbering, and indexing); capture documents on some sort of media for document conversion (magnetic, CD, microfilm); convert documents to image (such as tiff or pdf) or to text; perform computer-assisted research on systems such as Lexis and Westlaw.

Requirements

Have a Bachelor’s degree from a nationally accredited institution or relevant work experience
Have strong oral and written communication skills (English) and demonstrate knowledge of proper grammar and terminology commonly used in business office environments to prepare business analyses
Have strong analytical skills
Have a strong customer service mindset
Be able to make independent judgments and recommendations with confidence
Be capable to proficiently produce work accurately and efficiently
Ability to work and lead others in ambiguous situations
Ability to effectively analyze and structure problems and service requirements based on the services we provide
Ability to participate in the management of work streams that support of large, complex projects
Results orientation/self-directed -- ability to drive change in unstructured environment
Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to work well in teams
Must have proficiency with various software applications including Microsoft Suite
External, client-facing consulting experience
Excellent written communication skills
Teamwork – ability to foster teamwork collaboratively as a participant, and effectively as a team leader
Leadership – ability to guide and lead colleagues on projects and initiatives
Business Acumen – understanding and insight into how organizations perform, including business processes, data, systems, and people
Communication – ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders of all levels orally and in writing
Motivation – persistent in pursuit of quality and optimal client and company solutions
Agility – ability to quickly understand and transition between different projects, concepts, initiatives, or work streams
Judgment – exercises prudence and insight in decision-making process while mindful of other stakeholders and long-term ramifications
Organization – ability to manage projects and activity, and prioritize tasks
Business Tools – understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office.
The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, and proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio with the ability to quickly learn other tools as necessary.
Commitment - to work with smart, interesting people with diverse backgrounds to solve the biggest challenges across private, public and social sectors
Curiosity – the ideal candidate exhibits an inquisitive nature and the ability to question the status quo among a community of people they enjoy and teams that work well together
Humility – exhibits grace in success and failure while doing meaningful work where skills have impact and make a difference
Willingness - to constantly learn, share, and grow and to view the world as their classroom

Nice To Haves

Military Background a plus and or experience working in a Federal Government Environment

Responsibilities

addressing management concerns in accordance with agency policies
assisting in scheduling and coordinating meetings, interviews, events and other similar activities, as needed, in support of the training process and performing and tracking day-to-day training matters
provide assistance to attorneys in preparing legal documents
perform legal research and compile data from a variety of reference sources such as digests, encyclopedias, and practice manuals
perform document preparation (especially during discovery and production support) including reviewing, organizing, numbering, and indexing)
capture documents on some sort of media for document conversion (magnetic, CD, microfilm)
convert documents to image (such as tiff or pdf) or to text
perform computer-assisted research on systems such as Lexis and Westlaw